BlockFaith, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Talladega Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71603. The Survey maps it on the Faith quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Faith quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Faith between 2001 and 2019, burning about 1,042 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Faith: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faith in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | $50,000 | Several trees were blown down and some were on homes. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Faith | $50,000 | Very heavy rain fell in the southern part of Jefferson County during the early morning hours of the 17th. Radar showed the swath of heaviest rain from Sulphur Springs to Pinebergen. The 911 center received public reports of rainfall amounts exceeding 5 inches. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 6.62 inches of rain 5.1 miles south-southwest of Pine Bluff and there was a public report of 5.5 inches of rain 4 miles west-southwest of Sulphur Springs. Water entered two homes and a number of roads were flooded, including Old Warren Rd. and Hazel. Ryburn Rd. had to be closed. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | $5,000 | A fence was blown down and a tree fell on to an out building. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Faith | - | This tornado formed to the west-northwest of Talladega, near Huntley Trail and West Lane. The tornado moved northward primarily over private and rural land, as inferred by radar data. The tornado then crossed Samuel Road, where a few chicken houses had some metal panels ripped off, and primarily tree damage was observed elsewhere in the area. The tornado then began to move northwestward, and caused tree damage in the Double Wells community, damaging a carport, knocking over powerlines as a result of falling trees. The tornado then dissipated just after crossing the intersection of Jed Road and Sulphur Springs Road. This tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 mph, consistent with an EF-1 rating. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | Trees were down along Lowman Rd. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rone | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sorrells | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Pinebergen | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Double Wells | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Watson Chapel | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| West End | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Pine Bluff | 10.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76905. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.